inkberry

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noun

Ilex glabra (winterberry, gallberry)

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gallberrygall-berryevergreen winterberryIlex glabra
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Meanings

nouninkberry (countable and uncountable, plural inkberries)

plural inkberries

  1. Any of various plants that bear dark berries, or the berries themselves:
    1. countableuncountableIlex glabra (winterberry, gallberry)
    2. countableuncountableIlex verticillata, American winterberry
    3. countableuncountableScaevola plumieri, a fan flower
    4. countableuncountableAny plant of the genus Phytolacca, especially Phytolacca americana, the pokeweed.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounevergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries

Similar
gallberrygall-berryevergreen winterberryIlex glabra
Broader
holly
Also see
american winterberryblack alder winterberrycoralberrygallberrygargetpokeweedred nightshadewinterberry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From ink + berry.

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Translations

Polish ostrokrzew gładki, scewola
  • ostrokrzew gładkiIlex glabra
  • scewolaScaevola plumieri
  • alkiermesPhytolacca
  • szkarłatkaPhytolacca
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